13 Reasons Why Research
In researching for my final paper, I read an article about someone who used to be a “Hannah Baker.” She responds to the recent critiques about the show 13 Reasons Why and tells us how she really feels about the show. She talks about how the show does not dramatize or glorify suicide. Yes, some of the scenes were very graphic, but life can be graphic. This girl describes how her life seemed perfect. She had great friends, a loving family, and a job but just spent months feeling incredibly depressed and suicidal. She had a hard time getting out of that. What I found the most interesting was how she talks about how people don’t think the students that hurt Hannah should have any accountability for her death. That Hannah made her choice. She says that people like Hannah need someone to reach out and understand what is going on, and that even small slights can send someone at risk over the edge.
It is interesting to academically discuss about this show as I enjoyed the show. As you mentioned, some say that it is too graphic and dramatic that Hannah should not have blamed on people around her with her death. I see their points too, but I also felt that this show described well on how not even one person could be her hope for her to live on. She talked about her friends, teachers, schools and families. Students in any grades, from elementary to college, do think it is funny to do what all these friends of Hannah were doing. In my personal opinion, I felt this show could be a good message for anybody to know that Hannah could have lived if there was ONE person she could ask for a help. In other words, every person had a chance to help her, and that can be told to schools, teachers, families, and students as a whole.
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